Re: Updating the PHP license
On Sat, May 18, 2024 at 03:18:36PM -0500, Ben Ramsey wrote:
> Hi, all!
>
> Over the years, the open source community, including Debian, has had a few lengthy discussions and disagreements regarding the PHP license.[^1][^2][^3] The TL;DR sentiment of all these discussions amounts to: change the license to something well-understood and less problematic.
>
This seems like a simplification that's long overdue: your methodology
and justification seem eminently sensible: go for it!
[Disclaimer: IANAL, like most others in this group, but would be very
interested in anything that made licensing more understandable or simpler]
> So, that’s what I’m proposing to do in a new RFC I’ve drafted for the PHP project: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/php_license_update
>
> I’ve not opened this up for discussion within the PHP project yet, since I’m still collecting feedback, and that’s why I’m sharing it here. I’ve put a lot of work into presenting what I think is a sound and well-reasoned argument for this change, and I’m asking for feedback from this group regarding the method and theory I’m using to go about it.
>
See above: all looks good.
> Thanks in advance!
>
Thanks to you for proposing this
> Cheers,
> Ben
>
All the very best, as ever,
Andy Cater
(amacater@debian.org)
>
> [^1]: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Flists.debian.org%2Fdebian-legal%2F+php
> [^2]: https://lwn.net/Articles/604630/
> [^3]: https://ftp-master.debian.org/php-license.html
>
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